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cannot He and seem to require as much proof of this fact as it formerly took in the earliest periods of the Church, to convict a Cardinal of for—tion, to wit: the testimo ny at least of forty eye witnesses. He would be" leave to state a case, the application of which they might make. If three of their neighbours had been in controversy for the possession of a piece of land, one with an unexceptionable title, and that two of them after several years of hot and angry warfare, were suddenly to unite and become the best friends in the world ; go in*o court with a common counsel; club their means for coax ing, teasing, and importun ; ng the jury, and that finally, to the surprise of the whole country, a verdict should be given for one of these two, who should immediately di vide the land, giving to his colleague a small portion in possession, with a reversion of the whole in eight years, vou would be mighty apt to think that all had not beenqu'-te fair ; further,.you would consider an$ man little better than a moon-struck, who should be going about asking for a sight of the con tract between these two co-litigants, before he would lend his belief to their joint con nivance and secret understanding, as if there were not some things done in this world which it was not safe to commit to the treacherous custody ofink and paoer. lie would return fora few moments longer to the gentleman who had honored the op position with his notice at Fanenil Hall who, it seems, after an experience of nearly twen ty years in public life, has, at length, dis covered that opposition to an existing Id- ministration is a very heinous sin : for he seriously affirms in his speech “ that at pre sent he does not know how our free and oo- pular institutions are. to he maintained, if there be a party in the country who will not abstain from rancour and animosity towards 1hose who have no othe>' fault but their greal- cr favor with the public !" Mr. Adams’ disease, then is “a plelho- ricill.” His Administration is likely to die of an apoplexy of popularity! ! fhit, to he serious : is it not a little remarkable, that this gentleman did not propo md this query to his own conscience in 1S13, and then have asked, “ how our free and popular in stitutions were to he maintained, when a party in the country, (of which he was one of the bitterest of its champions, the most significant of its organs,) not only did not abstain from rancour and animosity toward- thoso whose only fault was thei>' greater fa vor with the public, but who directly coun tenanced the cause of an enemy, who was firing the villages and desolating the coasts of this country; and the efforts of which party were tending to coerce our govern ment into a dishonorable pacification, ft may. howmver, in the new code of public morals, he virtue to oppose an Administra tion in a majority, nobly struggling in time of war with the enemas of the country : and be the height of crime to oppose an Administration in a minority, nobly strug gling in time of peace, by the corrunfing in fluence of its patronage, to sustain its pow er, and $ei petuato the schemes of a suces-? sion. - ****** To what measures has this hostility to the course pursued 1 v the government bee n most unequivocally displayed 1 Why, to their conduct in relation to the controversy with the State of Georgia : the British Co lonial Intercourse ; the Panama Mission ; and their wild, impracticable, and election eering schemes in regard to Internal Im provement. He did not deem it necessary, at least be fore those w’ho now heard him, to enter in- the Premier, occupied with electioneering bar becues in the West, neglected to give oiir Minister any instructions, and that after we had refused the proposed accommodnt on of the British Government, our n_cw Minister arrived in time to meet the order of inter- dmt, and to he rportified with a. retort of Mr. Canning, to the truth and justice of which ho could make no reply ; a retort, which broadly insinuated that either he or his gov ernment ** had said the thinr which is not.'* It is therefore a fact, suscentihle of the most entire l-?sral demonstration, that through the neglect and incapacity of our Government, they have lost us a trade worth five millions annually to the country. On the other hand 11 the factious onno«sition” were decidedly in fivor of Tiegislation having no confidence in the diplomacy of Mr. \dams, a plant cu rious indeed, but which seldom hears any fru't. He said that he would not trespass upon the time or natience of those who now heard him bv saving-more than a single “vllahle on the stale topic of the Panama Mission ; a miserable abortion which was likely to he felt no where hut in the Public Treasury. He believed no one could now tell whether that congress was in r ss>' or not and he much doubted Whether if Mr. \dams were to offer a reward in this country equal to the sum which was paid for the Henrv consoi- racy.for the discovery of the probable local ity of “ this august convention,” he would he likely to find out any one who could tell him-whether it was at Tiiotihayq, or Pana ma, or anv other ma, on the face of the ha- ,’table globe. * * * [ Among other toasts was the following ] By Hr. John Ramsey, The President^>f the day.—Governor Troup, the firm suppor ter of the rights and sovereignty of the State over which he presides—Mav we always have such Governors when such occasions offer. - By a gentleman direct from the new coun ties in this State, where he had been infor med oa the suh'ect, we learn, that there vet lrevails a rebellious spirit among the Indi ans, who aye determined not to surrender the land heVond what is called the new trea tv line —That thev decline any further nego- ciation for the land embraced by the old and not hy the new treaty—and that the money appropriated by Government for them, is refused to he received. In consequence of these unexpected proceedings, we learn, that Mr. Crowell has, or will immediately proceed to Washington, to make full repre sentation of the case. It is also stated to us, that the Cherokee chief Ridge, is in the Creek nation encouraging the views which have been manifested by the Creeks. Mr. Crowell is said to have expressed to the In dians the impropriety of their conduct, an warned them of the consequences. We have heard of no obstacles to emigrants to this, or any part of-the new counties', from the Indians.—Georgia Messenger. * • -X. quarter; Mr. James Dugger was present. They state tHht the storo was cold, hut had th^ scent oT > * H si«Ifmur. On the same day, and about the same time, my soy-in-law, Mr. Peter Ketring, With fiis hands, was in a field about one mile distant, when a stone fell which weighed eleven pounds and a half. This took place near him. his wife, and three other women. A number of respecta ble men were present .ijbtjb Vt was found and taken up; it was twelire inches under ground. I have seen one that fell at Mr. David Garret’s, on Station Camp, and part of the one that fell at Mr. John Bone’s, r have also heard of one more that has been found. These stones are perfectly similar* g’azed with a thick black crust and bear the marks of having passed through | a body of fire and black smoke. Many gentlemen have been excited within a few da^ to come to my house and see them, and pay they never saw such before. At the request of some gentlemen, I took them to Gallatin, on Monday last, "which was th$ first day of our county court, where they were shown publicly., I design to send the largest of them to Nashville in a few days.—Yours, respectfully, HUGH KIRKP VTBICK. Drake's^ Creek, Sumner county, May 16. Cincinnati, Ohio, .May 14.—-We stated some time since, that the steam boat Te- cumseh had made the trip from N. Orleans to Louisville, in nine days and four hours Th : s was a performance never equalled up to that time. The Lady Washington ar rived from Louisville on Saturday evening last, and brings intelligence that the steam boat HUNTRESS had just arrived in eight days and eleven hours, from port to port ? When it is considered that the distance is. 1,500 miles, and that the current of the Mississippi is a very rapid one, this voyage must be viewed as one of the most remark able exhibitions of speed ever recorded. If is a wonderful evidence of the power of steam, and places the superiority of the Western boats, beyond all competition. A passenger on board tfie Huntiress, just arri ved in the Lady Washington, states to that the Huntress lost ten hours hy fog. The lady Washington left Cincinnati on Sa turday evening, taking op some of the pas sengers from New Orleans, who will by this means reach Pittsburg in about 13 days fmra the Capital of Louisiana. For the in formation and amusement of our Atlantic friends, we state the fact that before the in traduction of steam boats, or within twelve years, a good boat required at least six weeks to descend from Pittsburgh to Orleans, and four months to get back. A friend of our # f - '"'J- hers of the sworn into his takgbJheir seats ai rlpa feel assure to a formal and detailed vindication well founded objections to the conduct of the administration on these subjects. The public judgment had been parsed on all of them ; which was, he believed, a ver dict of condemnation against those in pow er. They furnished, indeed, matters for the most curious and instructive specula tion. In the Georgia controversy, we have seen the Fret Ment of the United States assume to himself judicial functions, by sending a military prefect into the limits of a sove reign State, for the purpose of holding a mil itary inquisition into the validity of a law of the lend, and of impairing its obligation Ar.d, after having virtually abrogated one treaty, because his stomach was too squeam ish to digest the rough finesse with whir? Indian treaties are usually negociated in the wilderness ; he had another catered for hi taste with all the refinements of inetropoh tan diplomacy. A treaty in which provi aion was not only made that the Indian de puties should defraud our government, but cheat their own nation, the profligate booty jf which was squandered under the very eyes of a puritan administration, in indul gences of the most abandoned licentious ;icss ; and when this compact was likely to fail in what ought to have been its object we find the President turning the edge of his wrath against his own fellow citizens, and threatening them with the bayonet, un der the sanctions “ of a superadded obliga tion even higher than human authority." This “ superadded obligation” is the law of all crowned heads ; it is the law of con science or discretion ; and begins precisely where the Constitution ends. In reference to the colonial intercourse with the British West Indies, we have seen the President exercise the whole weight of his influence to prevent Congress from meet ing a proposition for the abolition of the dis criminating duties, by a reciprocal act of legislation, preferiug to hazard a tradte of great value to the country, to the doubtful chance of negotiation, because, peradven- ture, a successful treaty might add some thing to the popularity of his administration. At the same time we have found' that his * ibiriet will afterwards be y’s Privy Council, and hr £*. *• at the arrangements, now finally made, will give general satisfac tion. It combines.thoAs qualities which are well calculated to inspire-public confidence : and, abstaining, as we are anxions to do. from anv one expression that may revive the recollection of what has passed, we feel warranted in anticipating that the new Cabi net will possess an energy and efficiency capable of promoting the best interests of the Empire.—-One of the curious pheno mena of the present time, is the almost unanimous support which the press has given Mr. Canning. The Monvng Herald says, it *s generally •eported in the political circles, that, as soon as Parliament meets, an erpose will take place_ in both Houses, of the circumstances pdiich led to the breaking up of the late Ad ministration ;’and that in the Lords, it will he made by the Duke of Wellington or Lord Eldon; and in the Commons, by Mr. Peel. A great and important work of a grand ship canal from London to Portsmouth, it is understood, is certainly to take place. which needs no demonstration. But the Doctor goes still farther, arid flatly says that “ the female mind is not capable of .receiv ing a highly accomplished scientifical educa-. tion. I must candidly confess that I myself have been rather inclined to the latter opi nion until I, a few days ago, had the supreme pleasure of attending the Examination of the young ladies at the Academy in this vil lage under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley, where I witnessed one df the most splendid exhibitions of genius that ever shone from the female mind. Permit me to assure you, Mr. Editor, that my ideas (which some denominate “queer,”) have undergone a, total change, and 1 am now fully persuaded that dame nature luis. dealt with an impartial hand, her intellectual ^iBs . to man and woman. The facility and cop» rectness with which the young ladies aiH, swered the queries of their examiners upon ? the studies of Natural and Meral Philpscc- gjfe. phy. Geography, Criticism, &c. confirmed ' " me that I had formerly possessed erroneous opinions. The neatness aqd taste display,- ' ed in the specimens of PaiQ^||fA^ilttbite repeated my error; and the mimHable noW that, flowed so sweetly from (he melodious 1 Piano, smote my enchanted ear with a A meeting has been held at Liverpool for reiteration of my ** mistaken notions,’ an enterprising steam boat captain, says he* has pledged himself to close the season by d P£T$ >rrTl ' n S the tr *P ‘ n eight days. It can be done by three or four boats now running. Mduch Chunk Railway.—This novel and interesting work is the ‘ Lion ’ of the day and attracting an uncommon number of visi ters from all parts of the country. All ex amine it with amazement, and speak of it with delight. Additional cars are being made, and the details of this new system of transportation are perfecting with as little delay as possible. There are, it is said thirty cars upon «bc road, and the number is to be increased to 150. As heretofore stated, the cars descend hy the force of gravity; one horse takes up three empty cars. In this way, each car can be made to perform four trips per day. Cars are pre paring in which the horses are tp ride down. And if we may credit the account given, one horse has been sent down as an experiment, and that he appeared little less delighted with his ride than his two legged compan ions. The greatest day’s work yet done, has been to send down 75 cars, carrying each a ton to a ton and a half; total one hundred twelve and a half tons of coal. The time 111 owed for descending the whole distance (nine miles) is 40 minutes. • An occurrence took place the other day. A loaded car being brought to the summit of the road, took French leave, and set out upon the downward passage, and at the top of its speed. It was seen upon the road shooting down Avith incredible velocity; and in the language of the.narrator, ‘in place of the rattling noise usually made by the de sending ears, it fairly hummed.’ Fortunate ly, the road was clear, and the car went down perfectly safe, and stopped within a few yards of the chute - ; but gave evidence, by tiie heat and dryness of its axels, that it had had a hard race. It is believed it per formed the whole journey in about ten minutes.—Pottsville (Miner's) Journal. Three or four, pieces of gold coin wWe lately discovered at Charlotte Court House, in Virginia, near a thick growth of under wood, in a uncultivated spot, where some hog« had been rooting. On examination, a quantity of joes, half joes, &c. were found to the amount of $3t0. The old people recognised them for such coins as were in circulation among some French soldiers quartered in that neighbourhood during the revolutionary war. the purnose of farming a Company to make a tunnel under the Mersey. Billings’s Liverpool Advertiser of 1st May, says, “ We believe there never was a period when the-mimber of persons emi grating from this port to the United States and to' Canada, was so great as at this time.” Portugal and Spain.—The intelligence from Portugal, In the French paners. does not amount to much. Doubt and distrust of the intentions from Spain still exist, and the re-advance of the Spanish armv towards the Portuguese frontier, had not tended to lessen these feelings ; but no act of hostility had been committed. The cause of the ad vance is ascribed to he proximity of the English army to the frontiers of Snnin. Affairs of the Greeks.-—The Morning Herald contains a great variety of items from the Archmelago. together with an analysis of the cements of a number of Greek pa pers. We have not room to co these: hjtt tjiwf general aspect Indeed, the German^ners say expressly; that u all tjtfe" accounts i'.om Greece favourable.” ’ The Egina GazelmD^Feh* 18th, savs, the 'Turkish garrison of Saiorfcv have abandoned that fortress, which ha* fal len into the hands of the Greeks ir* so that all Western Greece is now free.” Omar Pacha was routed at Distomo. Serini. Dragon, Sestre, St. and Acarnania. have been cleared of the 'T’urks. Lireronol, 1st .Mau. 1857.—-Notwith standing the consumption of Cotton con tinues undimmisbed. and varns and goods meet a ready sale in the Manchester mar ket. Our cofton market, during the last ten seemed to say, “ Robin, thou’ art wrorig* , by this be convinced.” ; To the amiable young lady who $ intends the painting afid musicaW' of the school, the most exalted merii and I hope that oUr generous ah Athenians will not be tardy in be Proceed dear girls, in learning’s woyf Whatever coxcomb tools mav say, ’TisinowledgC that ecnj__ Still laugh at. beauty’s outward Still shun the proud unlettered h And scorn pedantic t: Unskilled'in coquetry’s vain Devoid of art and syroa smiles. And fo. e fnqm onyy’st Still with nqUring nr\ The prudenfeourse you h&vejM Beneath the smiles nT W _ : V ROBIN RO r Mhj On the evening,of the 7th in9t. co"y many of Ip, Barnett, touv Tctty, me is favourable. fOfaAt eonntvJtn Mies hai^a’ G; BenM. oPM ib cdHjiiv, on Tuesday UfioT Mri Ciubixs ■- ‘ ->• jin! ’.Rev Wui. dauchfer WBrittv. (Jen. Hgqfth inst. hy to Miss ujan 1 rJoSrqdvL'a'o ing state, which is attributed to fan trade having purchased freelv the last two months, so much so. that the stock in the interior is estimated to he 20.000 hags larger than on the 1st March ; and the anxiety of holders to pell, has also tended to lessen the ope rations, . and prices of American cottorfs generally are lower than on the 21st ult. FOREIGN. Meteoric Stones.—The Nashville Na tional Banner of the 19th May, contains a letter from which the following is an ex tract :—“ On Wednesday, the 9th May, a- bout 4 o’clock, P. M. the day being as clear as usual, my son and servants were planting corn in the field, they heard suddenly a re port similar to a cannon, which was con tinued in the air, resembling that of a battle, the firing of cannon, or muskets Jby platoons, and the beating of drums. Some small clouds made a terrific appearance with trail of black smoke, from which came (no doubt) a number of stones, with a loud whizzing noise, which struck the earth like that of a ponderous body. One of these stones my son heard fall about fifty yards from where he was. In its descent to the ground it struck a pawpaw tree about the size of a small handspike, and tore it to pieces like lightning, by which means he immediately found the spot, .and there saw the stone about eight or ten inches under ground, which weighed five pounds and a Neto York, June 5.—The line ship Ca nada, arrived last evening-, bringing Lon don papers to April 30th, and Liverpool to May 1st The arrangements for the hew Ministry were completed on the 28th hf April, and have been made np as follows : THE CABINET. PEERS.—Lord Chancellor, Lord Lynd hurst.—Lord President, Earl of Harrowby. Lord Privy Seal, Duke of Portland. Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster, Lord Bexley.—Secretary of State for Fo reign Affairs, Viscount Dudley.—Secretary of Stale for the Colonies, Viscount Goderich COMMONERS.—Secretary of State for the Home Department, The Right Hon. Wm. Sturges Bourne.—President of the Board of Trade, The Right Hon. William Huskis- son.-^President of the Board of Control, The /Right Hon. Charles William Wynn. Secretary of War, Viscount Palmerston. First Lord of the Treasurxj and Chan, of th e Exch'r. The Right Hon. George Canning. NOT IN THfe CABINET. Lord High Admiral, His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence.—Masted General of the Ordnetnce, Marquis of Angle^en.—Lord Chamberlain of the Household) Duke of Devonshire.—.Master of the Hdr3e, Duke of Leeds.—Chief Secretary to the- Lore' Lieutenant of Ireland, The Hon. W. Lamb LAW APPOINTMENTS.—Master of the Rolls, Sir John Leach.—Vice Chancel lor, Mr. Hart.—Attorney General, Mr. Scar lett.—Solicitor General, Sir N. C. Tindall The Courier accompanies the foregoing annunciation with the following remarks: In laying before our readers the names of the distinguished individuals who will henceforth constitute his Majegty’eGovern ment, we cannot omit the opportunity of ex pressing our great satisfaction at the ap pointment of the Hon W. Lambe, to the office of Chief Secretary for Ireland. The manly, and every way high and estimable qualities which distinguish that gentleman must render his accession to any Govern ment a topic for cpngratulafipn. His Majesty will hold a Council on Mon day, at two o’clock, to receive these Noble men and Gentlemen, when the Ministers who have retire the Seals of t? will immediately L of their several* j 11 deliver to thp King respective ofaces, who msfer thepa to tlr? hands tcces3ors. Some mem- iwr*.. Itcgim-nt,'!! T V TE -subscriber proposes toopena Fetyd I in this place, on Monday the id $"* John Mop.- lf. the 24th leigned. It is intended, ir, this Institution, to ■ advantages of a primary school with those of a more elevated order. The pupils will therefore be taught all that may be considered essential in a solid, ele gant, and well regulatr d female education. The terms will be moderate, and may he learned days, has been in a very languid and droon-1 by application to A j A.. j. B. B. HOPKINS. The .Mheman, FOR THE ATHENIAN. elegy! TO MRS. JlA'DTimV JACK SOX. As down the stream of time yonr parting life Is verging to the briuk where sorrows cease,- How from the wo>ld and all its anxions strife, Should you be left to seek your hcaven-bom peace. Through bitter cares and "trials vou have past; Oft your soft bosom tom with reckless grief: In lonelv peaceful sighs may von not cast Your aged eyes on heiven’s implor’d relief! Can not vour age, vonr t ex, vour tender frame Protect the evening of a calm repose ? Must the last glimmer of a dying flame Be rudely quenched bv cold unfeeling foes? Let base ingratitude destroy the fame Ofyour great chieftain, crown’d v'ith deathless bays, Rob him of all the glory of his name, But spare the peace of your declining days. *Tia man’s fix’d doom, of even* ill to drink, By every angry passion to be wrung; But lovely woman’s tender fame will shrink Beneath the sting of Slander’B scorpion tongue. Then spare, O spare, rude man, the helpless sex, Our mothers, wives and daughters aH beseech: Let our contending strifes each other vex, But place this boon beyond detraction’s reach. Can office, pdwer, or guiltv fame delight To buiid its fortune on n foil so dear ? Must heaven’s best gift receive so dread a Wight, Athens,'June 21. T~ L4W. rBCVIE undersigned will practise in the several^ -HL Courts of the Middle Circuit, and the Court of Common Pleas for the city of Augusta, under the firm of Walker 4* Wother. Their office is on ..Wash ington street, in the building occupied as such, hy Freeman Walker, Esq. where one or the other may at all times be found. GEORGE A. B. WALKER, GEORGE J. S. WALKER. Augusta, May 30,1827.—25 2t PLOTS AND GRANTS. T IE subscriber is continually receiving from all parts of the State, so many orders for Giants ] and Detached Plots of Land in the recently acquired Territory, that he feels hrinself compelled tb advertise a general Agency of this business. All persons, therefore, who may desire Grants or j Detached Plots from the Surveyor General’s Office I at MilledgcvtUe, may depend en receiving them by the earliest mail, on remitting their orders, postpaid. covering in 'Bills of the Macon, State Bank, or any | of its Branches, the sum of, $19 for each .Grant in the late Lottcryj $11 for do. in the preceding one, $6 for do. in the anti-preceding one.' Detached Plots, Fifty Cents, E. H. BURRITT. Office of the Staltsman S,- Patriot, } 0 - Milledgeville, June 15,1827. \ • Maps of the new territory. T HE subscribers will publish in a few weeks, af beautiful large M ap of the newly acquired Ter-. ritory, ncarlv five feet long by two feet eight inches, in width—being an exact copy of the Map drafted by Col. Pettival, which ha3 been so much admired.'" The whole on a scale of three miles to an inch. This .Map is made put from the Surveyors’ returns, and besides the counties, districts, watercourses, ferries^, fee. will exhibit the correct number of every lot and fraction in the Territory. The engraving fo beexe- While torture smiles and wrings the burning tpar ? I ented by the best artist, and superintended by Col. Can nothing short of female ruin aid Ambition’s greedy thirst for rank and power? Must all its fond and pious hopes be laid Bare to the peltings of a ruthless hour? If thus relentless fate shall rend-thy heart, And yonr last moments must in anguish end, Look from the world—it can no halm impart— *Tis God alone your virtue will defend. THE ATHENS MINSTREL. JMr. Editor—Various are the opinions of those tvho have considered the all-interest- I Pettival himself. Besides the lane Map, a smaller one, on the same [plan, including the counties of Troup, Coweta u and Carroll;—another of Muscogeeand a third of I.ee county, will be oflered for sale. The price of the large Map will be $3, the one embracing Troup, Cowetan and Carroll $1 50, and the separate map3 of Muscogee and of Lee one dollar each. GRANTLAND & ORME. Milledgeville, June 9.—25 3t . Notice. k I.L persons who have demands against the estate of John Crews, deceased, will please- in g subject of Female Education. -Whil* ^and ^lethem” sftmft r.nntmwi vprv stroniimiQiv fnr it as Lr>-I; n/lnhtml trt ooi.j AbIoIa OTltt I*. / some contend very strenuously for it as be ing of the utmost importance, oth.ers tvith much apparent cogency of reasoning, have endeavoured to represent its absurdity and utter inutility. My friend Doctor Bob Lo gic, a man.of erudition, and to whose opi nions generally great deference is due?, has indebted to said estate, will settle them without fm- ther notice. WILLIAM LOVE, Adm’r. June 22.—25 40. Mf Hi, FOR SALE, WENTT-TWO Acres of LanA D welling-honse.and other out-bo - _ ........ .. . . therqon," within a quarter r,f a mile of tfte positively conceded the truth of the last as-1 Colleges, very low' for cash. Holt/pf sertion, and adduced numerous arguments to substantiate" its validity. But in con sequence of the extreme illiberality of his sentiments upon this topic, I am for the first time compelled to disagree with him, and reject his reasoning as truly unbecoming a man of his professed admiration for the sex. That’ ** woman should not know too tauch 1” and that “ too much wisdom in wives is productive of strife and unhappiness .to hus bands,” are arguments, the absurdity of Athens, for particulars. June 22.—25 3t # —i - rt —.......wj!I he made to tfia Honourable the Inferior Courf of lark- son county, when sitting for Ordinary purpose leave to sell one Tract of Land, 202; Acres,' sit>n in Muscogee county, known by Lot 262 in the i district—Also, 202; Acres Land, situated in Ain gen county, known by*Lot 15C in the Oth dis*' belonging to the heirs of Abram iViliiair.s, dBceaseS^ HOT.LmvAY WILLIAMS, > . , , ABRA M WILLIAMS, \ Ad:u 1 June 22,1S27—25 m4m 5 V